"Funding for CityFHEPS (City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement), a rental assistance program, was rolled back to $1.64 billion in the mayor's preliminary budget last month, which advocates said is far less than required for expansions codified by the NYC Council in 2023."
"CityFHEPS has come under fire in the past year for major cost overruns since it was first introduced in 2019 during the de Blasio Administration; a Citizens Budget Commission analysis conducted last year found that city spending on the program had grown 44 times over six years, from an initial $25 million commitment to $1.1 billion in the 2025 fiscal year."
"We rallied because people in our coalition feel very disappointed and frustrated at Mayor Mamdani walking back on his campaign promise on expanding CityFHEPS. When he was running as a candidate, he agreed to dropping the lawsuit and fully expanding CityFHEPS."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani scaled back campaign commitments to support tenants and homeless New Yorkers by failing to expand the CityFHEPS rental assistance program. The preliminary budget allocated $1.64 billion to CityFHEPS, significantly less than required for expansions mandated by the NYC Council in 2023. Housing advocates rallied at City Hall expressing disappointment over the funding reduction and the mayor's willingness to abandon legal battles against the program despite campaign promises. CityFHEPS has faced scrutiny for cost overruns since 2019, with spending growing 44 times from an initial $25 million to $1.1 billion by fiscal year 2025. The mayor cited budget constraints while considering settlement options for the ongoing dispute.
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